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A chest x-ray typically look _________ in asthma?

Asthma is a lung disorder that is characterized by:

Bronchodilator administration has potential to improve a patients FEV1.

Asthma’s age of onset usually happens at what age population?

Asthma is nearly twice as prevalent in young boys as young girls.

Which of the following is not a chest assessment finding for asthma during an exacerbation?

Chronic cough with production of large quantities of foul-smelling sputum is hallmark of bronchiectasis. A 24-hour collection of sputum is usually voluminous and tends to settle into several different layers. Steaks of blood are seen frequently in the sputum. 

Over time the smooth muscle layers hypertrophy and can increase to _______ times their normal thickness. 

Chronic inflammation develops over time, these anatomic alterations become irreversible, resulting in loss of airway caliber. Cilia are often damaged, and the basement membrane of the mucous may become thicker than normal. What term best describes the statement?

What major pathologic or structural changes happen during an asthma episode? Select all that apply.